How to pronounce bistre
American English pronunciation
BIS-ter
- IPA
- /ˈbɪstɚ/
- Syllables
- BIS · ter (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bistre means
A brown pigment made from wood soot
In a sentence: The old drawing was done in bistre, so its lines look warm and brown.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from the French word bistre. No one is sure where the French word came from.
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